The flight was fine: I turned out to have a window seat and an empty seat beside me, so it wasn’t as painful as I thought it was going to be. And starting a flight at 1:30 in the morning does wonders for your ability to sleep on the plane.

I spent an hour in Hong Kong’s new airport, about which more later.

Now on to find my luggage, go through customs and immigration, get to the hotel, etc.